Because...... In Weight/Distance Measurement System We have "Kilo Gram" / "Kilo Meter" Which is equivalent to 1000 Grams
Which can be written in short form as 1 KG, Similarly in Distance 1 KM.
Here Kilo means Thousand
Thus K is used to refer 1000(Thousand)
K stands for kilo or thousand.
K is an abbreviation for Kilo-(thousand). The abbreviation for Thousand is THOU.
k=thousand so 14 thousand or 14000
K stands for Kilo means a thousand
General convention is "k".
Potassium.
Potassium is denoted as K. Chloride is denoted as Cl. Molecular formula will KCl. K+ is anion and Cl- is cation
K stands for kilo or thousand.
K is an abbreviation for Kilo-(thousand). The abbreviation for Thousand is THOU.
k=thousand so 14 thousand or 14000
k = kilo and kilo is the same as thousand
Microstates is denoted by W S(sys)= K(lnW)
k stands for thousand 100 k means 100,000 thousand.
K stands for Kilo means a thousand
( k ) Slang One thousand dollars.
Thousand.
General convention is "k".